24 October 2008

Hi everybody,

Had wind here in Austria on Wednesday...
Seems that it was the last days to sail without shoes...
I was filiming, testing the new board, testing fins, everything together... so the pix that came out aren't perfect... but hope you like them... i put them in a gallery... check it...

http://www.rossi256.com/photogallery/85.html

Besides that, working on the Tricktionary DVD full power... www.tricktionary.net for more info... trailer and samples coming soon...

All best
Rossi

19 October 2008

02 October 2008

After 5 days we can view back onto some slalom racing, a single elimination in freestyle and a first round in the wave-discipline.
We ran freestyle on Tuesday. The wind was just strong enough to go on a 5,2 – sometimes on a 4,7 – but Sylt offered us really hard conditions.
Many competitors did not even get through the huge shorebreak. I was lucky to have a gust and be out in the competition area on time for my heat. As my first opponent missed his heat, I was forwarded into the next round where I was set against Tonky Frans (NB-7). Well – I was victim of the hard conditions – trying to get out through the shorebreak in the superlight winds for 10 minutes without success made me loose – Tonky was delivering a great show anyways and even made it into the finals!
The finals were Tonky (BON) against Kiri (BON) and Gollito Estredo (VEN) against Antxon Otaegui (ESP).
Tonky against Kiri was a cool and very stylish heat, Tonky was a bit underpowered – while Kiri was benefiting from the light winds and was still doing Burner and Culo. He won the heat which set Tonky to the 4th place and himself to the 3rd.
The winners final Jose “Gollito” Estredo from Venezuela against Antxon Otaegui from Spain was great action! – Antxon started from the left, had a good gust and started with a very very stylish and clean planning Forward, followed by a pretty good Ponch. Gollito somehow missed the start of the heat a bit – then showed Shaka, Burner and Kono – While Antxon answered with Switch Chachoo and Clew First Puneta. The wind was getting less and less during the heat – and although Gollito added a Switch Chachoo Diablo he couldn’t catch up with Antxons save and stylish performance.
At the end, Antxon won the single elimination in front of Gollito, Kiri third and Tonky fourth. Brawzinho who had the chance to become world champion ended up at the 5th place – which secures another World champion Title for Jose “Gollito” Estredo from Venezuela.
Anyway we’ll see good action in the double elimination during the next days.

By the way we are having Tricktionary books here for sale – at the Windsurfingjournal stand – just pass by and check it out!

All the best from Sylt
Rossi

30 July 2008

5 Days of Freestyle competition, every day strong winds and 3 finished double eliminations, that is the summary of the PWA Windsurf Worldcup in Fuerteventura 2008.

I was not prepared perfectly, not totally in training, as we were finishing and publishing our new book right before the event, the Tricktionary II (check www.tricktionary.net for details).

However, mostly sailed on my 4,3 and 3,9 Lip Wave, as the wind was really really strong all the time. The conditions were perfect to do Airflakas and Ponches, as well as Shakas and Forwards going out. On the strongest days we could even see Double Forwards, Pushloops and Backloops!

At the end I made it to the 22^nd place in this event, which is not really great, but as I was not really training a lot I am happy with it. It sets me to the 14^th place overall in the World tour!

Winner of Fuerteventura is Marcilio Browne, second Gollito Estredo and third is Ricardo Campello.

All the best

Rossi